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1
What led to the growth of labor unions?
low pay
poor working conditions
all of the above
long hours
2
What did Jacob Riis call his book of tennement photos & slum life?
If you give a mouse cookie
Aint my problem!
Sucks for You
How the Other Half Lives
3
A way for workers to organize for more rights in the workplace is called a...?
PTO
Labor Union
First Ammendment
Workers Guild
4
The Industrial Revolution prompted the federal govt to ______________ big business...
Regulate
Yell at
Encourage
End
5
Without the bessemer process making steel cheap, we wouldn't have...
skyscrapers
farms
telephones
light bulbs
6
How were the disputes between laborers & business owners sometimes resolved?
with dance-offs
mmmm....cupcakes
through violence
with cupcakes
7
This dude dominated the STEEL industry...?
Boris Yeltson
Boss Tweed
Andrew Carnegie
John Rockefeller
8
This promised settlers acres of land as an incentive to move out West...
Homestead Act
Go West, Young Man Movement
Settlement House Movement
Dawes Act
9
You earn jobs through_______________ in the Pendleton Civil Service Act?
Bribing Boss Tweed
Merit
Having a rich Daddy
paying the political boss
10
How much money would Carnegie be worth today?
300 million
300 billion
200 pesos
200,000
11
What social issue did many rich Philanthropists donate money toward?
healthcare
Ellis Island
churches
education
12
Most immigrants settled in cities instead of farms because of...
available jobs & housing
only Nativists lived in the country
they didn't know how to farm
available immigration papers
13
The invention that helped settlers move out West and settle in new Cities was the...?
River Boat
Railroad
Model T Ford Car
Hack saw
14
Political bosses won over many immigrants with the promise to improve...
the language barrier
their marriages
the job search
Infrastructure
15
TRIVIA TIME!! Who was the photographer who took photos of tennement life/immigrants in NYC?
Ja Rule
Justin Timberlake
John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith
Jacob Riis
16
Organized group that controls a political party in a city & offers illegal services for votes..
Political Machine
Populism
Boss Tweed
Eugenics
17
Nativism is...?
believing your native race is superior to others
starting a Settlement House
accepting Immigrants for who they are
wanting everyone to learn spanish upon arrival to US
18
She was the original founder of the Settlement House Movement...
Jane Addams
Jane Gonzalez
Jane Doe
Jane Eyre
19
Angel Island is where Immigrants would pass through on their way to...
New York
Alaska
Hawaii
San Francisco
20
Many NEW immigrants coming to America immigrated to which part of the US?
Southwest
Southeast
Northeast
Great Planes
21
A 19th Century Movement that said Christians have the responisibility to take care of the poor
Patronage
Labor Union Movement
Gospel Choir
Social Gospel Movement
22
Not allowed to immigrate to US, unless you are a teacher, student, govt official from China...
Americanization Movement
Yellow Fever
Chinese Exclusion Act
Gentelman's Agreement
23
These homes provided a place to stay, classes in English, healthcare, etc...?
Tennements
Settlement Houses
Social reforms
Immigration stations
24
This law was passed in order to "Americanize" the Native Americans...
Americanization Movement
War on the Plains
French and Indian War
Dawes Act
25
Why did Mark Twain call this time period called the "Guilded Age"?
MARK TWAIN DOES WHAT HE WANTS
Bc it was the hardest time period to immigrant to America
Bc he felt like it
Looks nice on the outside, but inside it's corrupt
26
What is a characteristic of the Guilded Age?
Political Corruption
Everyone moving out to farms for work
Political Correctness
Honest Businessmen
27
What is a cheap process for making steel called?
Boiling iron
Tammany Hall
Andrew Carnagie
Bessemer Process
28
What is an example of Patronage?
Getting a job based on your merit
Getting a job based on who you know
Getting a job based on where you immigrated from
Getting a job based on the civil service test
29
A NEW immigrant would most likely be from which country...
France
England
Germany
Cuba
30
This dude produced and distributed electrical power...?
Coach Mackey
Thomas Edison
Andrew Graham Bell
Andrew Carnegie
31
Urbanization is...
Becoming a city, tall buildings built, growing population
Moving from the city to the farm
Shopping at Urban Outfitters
the political power that a political boss holds
32
This says that unrestricted competition will ensure survival of the fittest...
Guilded Age
The Hunger Games
The Crossfit Games
Social Darwinism
33
The federal govt supported___________ even though it was often times corrupt...
the stock market
fight clubs
big business
the mafia
34
Who would support the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Immigrants
The Chinese
Nativists
New Yorkers
35
Multifamily urban dwelling that is crowded and unsanitary is a...?
townhouse
tennement
urbanization
apartment
36
Industry expanded BIG time in the US thanks to..
all the best natural resources
all of the above
govt support
population growth
37
When Immigrants came to America, they were expected to adopt American customs. This is...
Nativism
Gentleman's agreement
Americanization movement
Chinese Exclusion Act
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Ellis Island is where immigrants would pass through on their way to...
Houston
Los Angeles
New York
San Francisco
